Classic Mobile Phone Now a Reality

In a stunning twist, one editor's flight of technical fancy has turned into a real product.

Back in April of this year, Executive Editor Lance Ulanoff wrote an April Fools' article about a company that turned Princess phones (a once popular style analog phone from the 60's and 70's) into portable, digital mobile phones.

Now an English inventor has, without ever reading Ulanoff's article, created a mobile phone handset that connects to a number of Nokia cell phones. It even includes the large, spring-like cord. Oddly, inventor Nicholas Roope describes the handset as a "handsfree" device. Perhaps he imagines users supporting it against their ears with their shoulders, similar to how we often use standard office phone handsets.

The invention, dubbed "Pokia Stevenage" was originally reported by Reuters and is now available for purchase on eBay.